Ever seen a uniformed trainman hand cleaning dome car windows in freezing, cold weather? This is service above and beyond, desiring to give passengers the best possible view as No. 1 westbound C... (more)
A Rock Island local led by a C415 and a wooden transfer caboose works its way through the interlockings at 95th Street on the city's South Side. Tom Golden photo.
While most freight trains had cabooses in 1977, relatively few had waycars painted in United States Bicentennial livery. A Kennecott Copper Corp. train conductor is pictured dropping his caboose f... (more)
A railroad I wish could have seen in action, the C&I. Nothing was running when I stopped by on a chilly March afternoon so I settled for a couple shots of their cabooses outside the shop.